Table 2 Participant Characteristics
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Household characteristicsa | |
 Wealth Quintile (N = 1299) | |
  Lowest | 243 (18.7) |
  Second | 260 (20.0) |
  Middle | 292 (22.5) |
  Fourth | 243 (18.7) |
  Highest | 261 (20.1) |
 Months of adequate food provisioning (MAHFP) (N = 1347) | |
  For up to 7 months | 169 (12.5) |
  For 8 to 11 months | 312 (23.2) |
  For 12 months | 866 (64.3) |
 Migration of at least one household member (N = 1343) | |
  No | 654 (48.7) |
  Yes | 689 (51.3) |
 Household size (N = 1340) | |
  1–5 members | 311 (23.2) |
  6–10 members | 806 (60.1) |
   ≥ 11 members | 223 (16.6) |
 Health care access (N = 1250) | |
  No | 1077 (86.2) |
  Yes | 173 (13.8) |
 Ethnicity/Caste (N = 1352) | |
  Dalit/Muslim (most disadvantaged group) | 418 (30.9) |
  Janajati/other terai caste (Sudi/Teli) | 639 (47.3) |
  Yadav/Brahmin (least disadvantaged group) | 295 (21.8) |
 Religion (N = 1352) | |
  Hindu | 1194 (88.3) |
  Non-Hindu (mostly Muslim) | 158 (11.7) |
Parental characteristicsa | |
 Maternal age, mean (SD) (N = 1351) | 26.5 (5.0) |
  15–24 years | 521 (38.6) |
  25–34 years | 729 (54.0) |
  35–45 years | 101 (7.5) |
 No of previous pregnancies (N = 1351) | |
  One | 430 (31.8) |
  Two | 366 (27.1) |
  Three | 256 (18.9) |
  Four or more | 299 (22.1) |
 Maternal education (N = 1352) | |
  Never went to school | 1097 (81.1) |
  Primary | 98 (7.2) |
  Secondary and above | 157 (11.6) |
 Mother’s literacy (N = 1345) | |
  Cannot read or with some difficulty | 1107 (82.3) |
  Can read easily | 238 (17.7) |
 Father’s education (N = 1352) | |
  Never went to school | 867 (64.1) |
  Primary | 161 (11.9) |
  Secondary and above | 324 (24.0) |
 Antenatal visits (N = 1352) | |
  None | 435 (32.2) |
  1–3 visits | 642 (47.5) |
  4 + | 275 (20.3) |
 Place of delivery (N = 1326) | |
  Home | 1038 (78.3) |
  Health facility | 288 (21.7) |
Child characteristics | |
 Child sex (N = 1352) | |
  Male | 723 (53.5) |
  Female | 629 (46.5) |
 Child age group in days at 6-week interview a, median (IQR)b (N = 1360) | 46 (34) |
   < 46 days | 678 (49.9) |
  46 to 91 days | 503 (37.0) |
  92 to 182 days (3–5 months) | 135 (9.9) |
  183 to 366 days (6–12 months) | 44 (3.2) |
 Children age in months at follow-upc median (IQR) (N = 1352) | 38 (29.7) |
  7–11 | 124 (9.2) |
  12–23 | 288 (21.3) |
 24–35 | 219 (16.2) |
  36–47 | 300 (22.2) |
  48–59 | 421 (31.1) |
Trial allocation (N = 1352) | |
 Control | 459 (34.0) |
  Women’s group only | 372 (28.0) |
  Women’s group and sepsis | 320 (23.7) |
  Sepsis only | 201 (14.9) |